“Now a committee that never stood where they stood has decided their fate on paper, before a ball is struck. If outcomes are already decided, why have qualification at all? Why rankings? This isn’t just a call about five athletes. It’s a message to every parent, every sponsor who backed them before the country did, who bet on merit and results, not on being pre approved. Telling these players they’re “not medal prospects” tells every one of those parent & sponsors: your judgment doesn’t matter here,” said Boppanna in a statement on his LinkedIn account.
